Thank You, happy to do it, glad people are enjoying it.
Yes, we learned a lot about this venue when we got there and some on the Kauai group on FaceBook. They sold 2,000 tickets and that is the most they have had for this venue. That picture where I asked about fitting 2,000 people in here was me thinking it was going to be jammed. So before we got there we knew you couldn’t bring chairs. When the venue is smaller you can.
Out of luck we happened to be first in line and was able to wait underneath the checkin tent, the only shade out there. Others were in the sun for almost an hour. Many people brought chairs and were really man they couldn’t bring them in.
We walked right to the front of the stage when we got in. Again the only bit of shade and waited about 40 minutes for it to start. Makana started out. I knew his music and he is great. It wasn’t even a quarter full when he played and everyone was sitting in the grass. That’s why the picture of him looks like I am lower. That was fairly comfortable but I’m getting older and it wasn’t the best.
After Makana played the announcer came out and said they have a lot more people coming in and everyone would have to stand. At that point it felt good to stand. We were right next to the fence in front and it was about 3.5 feet tall so perfect for us to lean on.
The whole concert was 4.5 hours with each performer playing an hour. Jack Johnson played a little longer. The whole time we were only 15 feet from the performers.
After the second performance,DW had to go to the bathroom. I told her good luck. But she left and was back within 10 minutes. I can’t believe she fought her way back to the front that quick.
DW summed it up well “it was a long night, we’ll be sore tomorrow but it was well worth it.” After a couple Aleve before I went to bed, i’m Not too bad today.
Now I have to make Portuguese Sausage Spam and eggs for DW for Mother’s Day. Her choice.